World Happenings Briefly Told
Thomas Loudon a former Canadian fencing champion died in Toronto at 87. The first windmill plane crossed the English Channel by its inventor J De La Clera. A millinery shop and laundry workers in Mexico City shared a 400000 prize for the September 14 lottery winning number 1246. Hudson Strait flying posts are likely per Squadron Leader T A Lawrence and colleagues returning from North service. British settlers in British Columbia discussed with Lord Lovat the land settlement needs with fall cooperation. French Canadians in New England may influence the presidential election with expected Democratic favor. The Montreal Times notes five Canadian losses in the week to September 12 1928 totaling 729200, up from prior weeks. The Vancouver Star says Fraser Pulp and Paper Co prepares to build a large mill at Prince George. Persia’s Kellogg pact committee recommends adherence but with reservations to certain European conditions.
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Thomas Loudon
Toronto
English Channel
J. de la Clera
Mexico City
Hudson Strait
T. A. Lawrence
Lord Lovat
Dominions
British Columbia
New England
Canada
Montreal Times
Vancouver Star
Lands Department
Fraser Pulp and Paper Company
Prince George
Persia
Surge in Homestead Filings At Edmonton Dominion Land Office
During August 9 15 Edmon ton region saw 114 homestead filings up from 35 last year. Local officials cite better conditions, new refile rules for prove ups, and settlers seeking land near transport and social centers as drivers. The brief also notes high female employment in North American telephony and a medical claim about child growth during sleep.
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Edmonton Dominion Land Office
Canadian oil fleet demonstrates largest tankers under British hull
The Calgarolite launched at Haverton Hill on September 14 as part of Imperial Oil’s vast fleet. The 15 600 ton tanker joins the world’s largest C O Stillman and six other sea going ships. fleet capacity reaches about 1 100 000 barrels with 24 hour port turns.
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England
Calgarolite
Haverton Hill-on-Tees
Eleanor Ross
Victor Ross
Imperial Oil Limited
Talara
Peru
Cartagena
Colombia
Montreal
Halifax
Imperial Oil
C. O. Stullman
Great Lakes
Fort William
Sarnia
Pacific
SSS Imperial
Magdalena River
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Livestock Trade Boosts Canadian Ranchers
Western Canadian ranchers report a productive cycle with cattle prices nearly doubled from three years ago and hogs, lambs, mutton, and horses selling well. A US beef shortage strengthens Chicago demand, prompting profitable Canadian exports despite a two cent per pound duty. Stocker and feeder cattle from the prairies are sought in the Midwest.
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Canada
United States
Chicago
Canadian Prairies
Middle West
Warning signs appear on English road under repair
A new sign for motorists warns them to slow down on stretches under repair. The first notice reads Slow Down, Road Under Repair. About 50 yards farther a large white signboard proclaims You Have Been Warned in big red letters.
Canadian Gateway Airport Dedication Attended by Officials
Vermont and Canadian officials attended the dedicatory ceremony for the Canadian Gateway airport in Derby Line Vermont. Congress man Ernest W Gibson delivered the dedication address. Fifteen airplanes from Canadian and American cities participated in the exercises.
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Derby Line
Vermont
Ernest W. Gibson
Busy people find time for a quick banana cloth wear
A casual note suggests banana cloth is in use for a quick slip on garment. It praises the fabric's practicality for busy people who want a fast solution without dwelling on self reflection. The tone is light and practical.
Gulf Stream described as ancient and constant current
The Gulf Stream, larger than all rivers, remains steady despite captains hints of reversal. Flowing from Caribbean warmth through the Florida Straits, it splits near the British Isles, shaping mild climates for Europe and possibly preventing harsher Arctic conditions.
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National Geographic Society
Society
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Straits
Europe
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
British Isles
Portugal
Arctic Ocean
England
Labrador
Norway
Greenland
Canadian cheese shipments rise in week to foreign markets
Montreal produced over 55 thousand boxes sent to foreign markets in one week, up about 20 thousand from the year prior. Prices paid at country points set year to date records. England and Wales prison population fell from 20 thousand to 10 thousand since 1878.
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Montreal
England and
Wales
Growth of Vancouver Island Fish Reduction Plants Expands Output
A Dominion Fisheries report shows West Coast Vancouver Island plants rising from 15 operations in 1926 to 19 in later seasons, producing 8 481 tons of pilchard meal and 1 898 721 gallons of pilchard oil, with shipments shifting from Japan to Hamburg and the United States in following years.
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Vancouver Island
Dominion Inspector of Fisheries
Japan
Hamburg
United States
New Insomnia Cure From North Pole Sleep Advice
The London Evening Standard quotes a physician advising to sleep with the head toward the North Pole. It says the body acts as a magnet and electrons move from the thyroid region, traveling south when the head is north, a method claimed to aid sleep.
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North Pole
The
London Evening Standard
Unique Samples Of Success In Canada Award For Best All Round Farm
The Calgary Board of Trade and the Provincial Department of Agriculture awarded Tosef Csavossy of Cochrane Alberta the prize for the best all round farm in the district. He also won top honours for a standing field of oats. Oscar Anderson of Sweden placed second, while Wright and Bond of Irricana Alberta were third, and R Ness of DeWinton Alberta fourth. Judges praised Csavossy for artful yet utilitarian farm layout, well kept buildings, pure-bred livestock, and weed free fields.
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Canada
Calgary Board of Trade
Department of Agriculture
Tosef Csavossy
Cochrane
Alberta
Hungary
Oscar Anderson
Sweden
Messrs. Wright and Bond
Irricana
United States
R. Ness
de Winton
England
Tosef Clavossy
Radio Row: Announcer Declines Shift Over Spouse
A radio announcer refuses to work a shift claiming discord at home. The station manager asks for details and the announcer cites a strained marriage as the reason for nonattendance.
How To Order Patterns No Man Can Cut A Wide Swath
A short humorous quip notes that a man who always has an axe to grind cannot cut a wide swath. The line uses a facetious image to critique constant grievance.
Salt altars and shrines found in Wieliczki mines
In the Wieliczki salt mines at Cra cow there are altars, shrines and sta tues made of salt.
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Wieliczki
Cracow
Louis XIII Prepared His Own Meals to Foil Poison Plots
The French king Louis XIII is noted for routinely preparing his own meals to prevent enemies from poisoning him, reflecting a security practice of the era and concerns over court intrigue.
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Louis XIII
Sunday School Lesson September 30 Theme
Sunday School lesson notes list Golden Text Christ liveth in me Galatians 2 20 and devotional readings Philippians 4 4 8 19 20. The fragment outlines a reflective program for worship with scriptural focus and inspiration for the reader.
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Christ
Echoes of Faith and Courage in a Turbulent Era
Excerpts praise nurse Edith Cavell and wartime resolve. The Christian editor extols divine grace guiding believers, cites Lenine critique, and urges steadfast faith as a source of power to transform the world. References include Lyshan Abbott J Arthur Thomson H E Fox and Lenine.
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Nurse Cavell
Belgium
Christianity
Lyshan Abbott
Britain
J. Arthur Thomson
E. Fox
Lenine
Genoa
God
Imperial Oil opens asphaltic oil plant in Regina
A new $25,000 Imperial Oil Company plant in Regina begins operations to manufacture asphaltic oil for waterproofing gumbo roads in Saskatchewan and paving. The facility has a daily capacity of 300 to 400 barrels of asphaltic oil.
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Imperial Oil Company
Regina
Saskatchewan
Society for the Saving of Time Backs Shorter Names
A new French group called the Society for the Saving of Time endorses limiting family names to five letters and other names to two. They claim this will save millions of pounds in correspondence annually. The piece notes little jail reform until the upper class used them.
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Society For the Saving of
France
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